State Rep. Cockerham named to budget committees

2:52 PM,
Aug. 26, 2013

Angela Cockerham, D-Magnolia, stands in the House chambers in 2012.

Written by

Jimmie Gates
jgates@jackson.gannett.com

State Rep. Angela Cockerham, D-Magnolia, has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Committee. Rep. Cockerham replaces Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) who was sworn in as Mayor of Vicksburg on June 30.

"I am pleased to appoint Rep. Cockerham to fill this position on the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Committee," House Speaker Philip Gunn said in a statement. "Through her work as Chairman of the House Energy Committee, Rep. Cockerham has been invaluable to the House leadership team. I know she will be an effective ...